This dining facility is designed to not only nourish students at this historic all girls school, but also to teach the concepts of healthy nutrition and total wellness. The building consists of a dining facility, private dining area, student lounge, servery/teaching kitchen, and prep kitchen. The size of the dining hall was based on the ability to serve the school's population in the least number of serving times and encourage students to interact and serve each other. To maximize the building's usefulness, Ashley Hall intends to operate an after school program in the facility and offer fitness classes on its 4,100 square foot activity roof. Many features of the building were designed to allow sustainable management practices such as reducing food waste volumes and eliminating cooking equipment that produces unhealthy foods. The building itself also includes high efficiency mechanical and electrical systems and thoughtful building enclosure design to reduce energy loss and heat gain.